The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-22


Sill, its first Col, was promoted to the
rank of Brig. Gen., and afterward
killed. Col. O. F. More was his sue
cessor to the command of the Regi-
ment. The Regiment has a good rec
ord.
The Thirty-Sixth Ohio contained
two companies from Jackson County,
the rosters of which we print else
where. This Regiment was one Of the
best in the service, and saw
as much hot fighting, perhaps, as any
command during the war. Gen.
George Crook was its first Colonel.
The Regiment occupied one Of the
hottest and most dangerous positions
at Chickamauga. 1t participated in
the following battles, besides skir-
mishes: South Mountain, Antietam,
Chickamauga, Hoover's Gap, Chatta-
nooga and Mission Ridge, Cloyd
Mountain, Lexington, Lynchburg,
Cabletown, Kernstown, Berryville,
Opequan, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek
The Thirty-Sixth has a glorions rec
ord, and many Of its wounded are still
living in Jackson.
The Flftv-Third Ohio was raised at
Jackson. Oar people felt Il great
pride in this Regiment, though it was
by no means composed entirely of
Jackson County men. Our County
was largely represented in the Reg
iment. This regiment was one of Che
first attacked and the first to break, at
Shiloh, where Gen. Sherman was ut
terly and completely surprised. A
large number of the men were sick,
and with all other disoomagements,
the Col took to his heels at the first
onslaught The Regiment broke and
retreated, but rallied next day and did
some magnificent fighting. The war
record of this Regiment is second to
none in the service. The Regiment
Travelled 6,4OO miles, and engaged in
81 battles and skirmishes. Gen. Sher-
man, who, to hide his own fatal mis-
take in being surprised, censured the
Regiment severely at Shiloh, wrote of
the Regiment in 1864: Under another
leader. Col. Jones, it has shared every
campaign aud expedition of mine
since, is with me now, and can march
and bivouac, and fight as we'll as the
best Regiments in this or any other
army. It's reputation now is equal to
that of any Regiment from the State
of Ohio" Elsewhere we give roster
Of these companies.
The Fifty-Sixth Ohio was raised in
the fall of 1861, and sent to Paducah,
Ky. 1t engaged in the following
fights during it's service: Fort Donel-
elson, Pittsburgh Landing, Corinth,
Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Siege
of VickSburg, Jackson, Miss, Carrion
Crow Bayou, La, Sabine Cross Roads.
Monrtt's Ferry, Shaggy Point
This Regiment went to the far
South, and saw some extremely hard
service A portion of this Regiment
was not discharged until April, 1866.
There were forty men in this Regi-
ment from this County, under Lieu
tenant Martin Owens, and thirty-fve
Welsh boys, under Capt. J. FL. Evans.
There were some Jackson County boys
scattered through other companies.
The following list Of of a portion of
the deaths from jackson County, was
furnished the historian by Thomas J.
Williams of Co. c.: Richard T. Davis,
killed at Champion Hill, May 10Th,
1868; Henry Richards, at Champion
Hill, May 10Th, 1868; Evan D. Evans,
died at Crump's Landing, March 25th,
1862; Isaac J. Jones, died at St. Louis.
A April 5th 1862; Thomas ]. Morris,
killed on Red River, May 4th, 1864;
Daniel Philips, died at Helena, Ark,
Aug. 25th. 1862; John H. Williams,
killed at Champion Hill, May 10Th
1868; Evan Morgan, died at Csncinnati,
Nov. 18th, 1868.
The Eighty-Seveuth Infantry was
organized in 1862, for three months
service Forty men from Jackson
County entered the Regiment, twenty
nine under Lieut.. George w. johnson.
The Regiment was captured under Col.
Miles at Harper's Ferry, in Sept. 1852.
The Seventh Ohio Cavalry recruited
along the Ohio River, and contained
some twelve hundred men when orga-
nized. 1t was a splendid Cavalry Reg
iment, doing good work in Kentucky
and Tennessee, taking part in the pnr-
suit of Johu Morgan in 1868. Fifty
men from Jackson County, under Lieut..
Benz. Trago, entered the Regiment,
and were assigned to Co. g., which
was detailed as body guard to Gen.
Schofield. and accompanied the 23d
corps in the Georgia and North Car